Leprechaun Craft

No St. Patrick's Day celebration is complete without a mischievous leprechaun. These child-sized creatures store their pots of gold at the end of a rainbow. Irish lore reports that if a leprechaun is captured by a human, the leprechaun grants three wishes so that he can be released. Your first grader will enjoy creating his very own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube. Just allow time for the paint and glue to dry between steps.

Cut a two or three 1 1/2 inch pieces of the reddish brown yarn and glue under the leprechaun’s head for his hairline.

Cut fourteen or so 1 inch pieces of yarn for the leprechaun’s beard.

Help your child glue beard pieces under face. Let dry.

Trim leprechaun’s beard.

Your child might want to place his leprechaun over a chocolate gold coin. If you and your child are feeling industrious, you could make a set of these for a St. Patrick’s Day Feast. They would look great next to a glass of green milk.